Planning application
The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (remediation strategy) and condition 3 (verification report) of prior approval CA/25/02315/PA7.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/00445
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/00445
- Type
- SOD Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT5 4HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Canterbury register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CA/26/00317 Awaiting decision
The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB
An application under Conservation Habitat and Species Regulation 2017 to determine likely significant affects on European Site for the change of use from retail to dwelling in relation to Prior Approval CA/25/02315.
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CA/25/02315 Granted
The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for a change of use from light industrial use to residential dwelling.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Canterbury
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: CA/25/02315 (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Canterbury granted permission on 5 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About full applications
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